Seafood Service​/Meat Manager

Overview

Additional Considerations (if any):
Must be 18+

At Hy-Vee our people are our strength. We promise “a helpful smile in every aisle” and those smiles can only come from a workforce that is fully engaged and committed to supporting our customers and each other.

Job Title: Seafood Service/Meat Manager

Department: Meat

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Presents the freshest and best quality product at a competitive retail price to customers, trains employees, writes work schedules, displays merchandise, and manages the department to company guidelines and expectations.

• Partnerships
• Growth mindset
• Results oriented
• Customer focused
• Professionalism

Accountable and

Reports to:

District Store Director, Store Manager, Assistant Manager of Perishables, Store Operations, and Health Wellness Home;
Meat Department Manager;
Assistant Meat Department Manager

Positions that Report to you:
Assistant Seafood/Service Meat Department Manager, Clerks

• Maintains a positive attitude; creates an atmosphere of friendliness and fun through flexibility and teamwork.
• Generates a friendly atmosphere by encouraging employees to greet and speak to customers; providing prompt, courteous, and efficient service to customers and sets a good example.
• Sets the department standards for customer service, employee relations, cleanliness, sanitation, professional appearance and overall profitability.
• Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee’s designated department or elsewhere in the store.
• Makes an effort to learn customers’ names and to address them by name whenever possible.
• Assists customers by:
  • escorting them to the products they’re looking for
  • securing products that are out of reach
  • loading or unloading heavy items
  • making note of and passing along customer suggestions or requests
  • performing other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience.
• Answers the telephone promptly and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call including taking product orders.
• Trains, supervises, disciplines, and evaluates all department employees.
• Determines weekly work schedule and establishes a daily work plan for the department.
• Inspects signage and displays for quality and quantity of merchandise and orders product for replenishment.
• Communicates with employees regarding sales and ideas.
• Handles and satisfies customer issues.
• Figures retail pricing and ensures correct pricing.
• Analyzes weekly and monthly sales and trends, prepares ad projections, and write ads.
• Plans displays, promotions, and determines pre-orders.
• Ensures proper temperatures and storage procedures are maintained to guarantee freshness and control shrink of product.
• Understands and troubleshoots equipment and ensures maintenance is performed.
• Maintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress.
• Adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines.
• Reports to work when scheduled and on time.

• Conducts inventory of the department.
• Ensures pricing is competitive in the market area.
• Attends meetings and seminars.
• Fills displays, checks in delivered merchandise, and works in the sales area.
• Performs departmental duties as needed.
• Assists in other areas of store as needed.
• Performs other job related duties and special projects as required.

• Must have the ability to solve practical problems; variety of variables with limited standardization; interpret instructions.
• Ability to do arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages.
• Possess the ability to compose original correspondence; follow technical manuals and have increased contact with people.

• High School or equivalent experience, food safety training.
• Over three years up to five years of similar or related work experience.

• Instructs, assigns, reviews and plans work of others.
• Maintains standards, coordinates activities, and allocates personnel.
• Has the authority to recommend employee…